- Stigmella nigriverticella
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Stigmella nigriverticella Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nepticulidae Genus: Stigmella Species: S. nigriverticella Binomial name Stigmella nigriverticella
(Chambers, 1875)Synonyms - Nepticula nigriverticella Chambers, 1875
- Nepticula maculosella Chambers, 1880
Stigmella nigriverticella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in Texas, Cincinnati, Ohio, New York, Arkansas, Pennsylvania and Kentucky.
The wingspan is 4.4-5.2 mm. There are probably three generations per year.
Specimens have been taken on the trunk of wild cherry but there is no other evidence to verify that this is the host plant.
External links
- Nepticulidae of North America
- A taxonomic revision of the North American species of Stigmella (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)
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